SC Split Over CEC Appointment Law

Times of India · politics

The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on Wednesday regarding the appointment law for the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. The current selection panel includes the Prime Minister, a Union cabinet minister, and the leader of the opposition. Justice Dipankar Datta argued that the perception of 'judges appointing judges' is a myth and that a two-judge bench could examine the law's validity, opposing a referral to a Constitution Bench.